The party held onto two key seats in Loudoun County that will allow them to maintain control of the state’s legislature.

Special elections for a pair of seats in the state legislature could affect the Democratic majority in the state House and state Senate.

Virginia is holding the first special election of the year in what is being billed as a test for Democratic enthusiasm ahead of the state’s gubernatorial race later this year. Democrats are widely expected to hold a state House and state Senate seat in Loudoun County outside of Washington,